Pneumatic hair-collector.



No. 825,961. PATENTED JULY 17, 1906. J. W. DEOKERT.

PNEUMATIC HAIR COLLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCTJL, 1905.

7 UNITED PATEEQ'T' @FFICE.

JAMES WILLIAM DEGKERT, OF OAKVILLE, CANADA.

emeuararic HAIR-COLLECTOR:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed October 4,1905. Serial No. 281,260;-

To all whom [It may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs WILLIAM DECE- ER-T, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the town of Oakville, in the county of H alton, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Ha nCollectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pneumatic hair-collectors; and the object of my invention is to design an ap aratus that will convey away the cut hair, tlius preventing it from falling on the individual and Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detail view hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings like characters of refer-- ence indicate corresponding parts in each figure. i

I shall now describe one species of my invention.

A is the body or main portion, and the same is suitably constructed so as to be detachablysecured to the person having a haircut. As shown, the body or main portion A is formed of a brim or ledge which surrounds or incloses an opening or space A and extends out from the head so as to intercept the cut hair.

In order to enable the apparatus to perform the function of conveying away the cut hair, the body or main portion A is provided with a channel, conduit, or passage-way B,

having any suitable discharge-opem'ng or diecharge-conduit C. By any suitable means, such as an electric fan, (not showrn) connected to the conduit, channel, or passage-way B by the pipe or tube D a strong, current of air is drawn through said conduit, channel,;or assage way B, thus conveying the cut -air away.

Upon referring to Fig.2 it will be seen that the body oranainportionA is preferably dishshaped in cross-section and that the conduit, channel, or passage-way B is formed at the lowermost part of the dish-shaped configu' ration, so as to facilitate .the passage of the hair thereinto.

If desired, I ma construct a number of branchconduits, c annels, or passa e-ways E in the body or main portion A an which communicate'with the conduit, channel, or passage-way B, so as to facilitate the conveying away of the hair. The species of my in- "vention shown is provided with an upwardlyextending flange F, which surrounds orincloses the space or opening A and by means of which it is held in position on the individual.

If desired, I may suitably line the fiange F' with a strip of suitable material G, which maybe made so as to normally exert the desired pressure against thehead, so as to retain the apparatus in position.

, If desired, the apparatus may be made adjustable, so as to fit different-sized heads. According to the construction shown for this purpose the bodyer main portion A is divided at its upper end and the adjacent ends are overlapped, as shown. This diyisian of the main or body portion A necessitates the division of the flan e F and the strip G, one of which overlaps the other at their adjacent ends, as shown. By any suitable means,

such as abuclgle H and a strap I, cooperating therewith, the ap aratus can be adjusted to fit different-sized lieads.

It is immaterial what my apparatus may be made of. It may be either made of rubber, celluloid, aluminium, or any other suitable material.

When my invention is designed to be used on the head, it Will be constructed so asto occupy approximately the position shown in Fig. 1. This figure shows a dotted head and my apparatus placed so as to be well below. what I might term the hair-line, thus obsolutely preventing any interference with the barber as he cuts the hair.

It will be noted that by means of my invention the unsightly collection of hair on the floor of a barber-shop will be absolutely prevented, thus keeping these shops clean and neat. tion a barber will be enabled to dis ense with the usual boy employed to sweep the hair up.

Furthermore, by means of my inven- 1; A pneumatichair-collector provided 'Wlth a channel, conduit, orflpassage way current. 7 i

throughwhich the hair is drawn by an air- 2: pneumatic hair collector provided with a dischargeopenin or. conduit, and be :0 ing further provided wit a channel, conduit, or passage-way opening into said discharge opening or conduit.

3. A pneumatic hair-collector provided with a discharge openin or conduit, and be is ing furtherprovidedwit achannel, conduit, or passa e way communicating therewith and whic is provided with: a plurality'of ,branch conduits.f l

- 4. .A hair-collector"comprising a dishshaped body or main portion provided Witha discharge opening or conduit, and being fur ther presided at itsiowermost'part of its dishghaped configuration'with another conduit, jchannel, or, passage way communicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits. 1

5. A hair-collector comprising an adjustable'dish-shaped body or main portion provided with a discharge opening or conduit,

and being further provided atits lowermost part of its dish-shaped configuration with ani other conduit, channel, pr passage-way com- 'municating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits, and- 5 means for adjusting said apparatus G. A hair-collector comprising a body or main portion provided with a conduit, chan nel, or passage-way having one or more branch conduits opening thereintm I 7. A hairecolle'ctor comprising an adiu'stable body or main portion provided with a I conduit, channel, or passage-way having one a or more branch conduits opening'thereinto;

8. A hair-collector comprising a body or 5 5 an air-current passing therethrough.

10'. An apparatus of the class described comprising a brim or ledge. surrounding or inclosingan openin or space, and being ,provlded'with afdisc arge opening or conduit,

6o and being further provided with another con-- duit, channel, or passage-way opening into said discharge opening or conduit.

11. An apparatus of the class described comprising a brim or ledge surrounding or inclosing an openingor space,,and beingpro 9. An apparatus of the class described com-,

vided with a discharge opening or conduit, and being further proyided with another con duit, channel, or. passage-way communicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits. 7o

12. An apparatus of the class described 1 comprising an adjustable brim or ledge sur rounding or inclosing an opening or space, and being provided with a discharge opening 7 or conduit, and being further providedwith another conduit, channel. or passage-way communicating therewith which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits,-

and means for adjusting said brimor ledge.

, 13. An apparatusoithe class described 80, comprising an adjustable brim or ledge-gird vided on its inner edge with a flange, sur rounding or inclosing an openingor'jspa'ce, and being provided with a discharge opening or conduit,- and being further provided with 8 5 another conduit, channel, or passage-way communicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits, and means for adjusting said brim or ledge.

14. An apparatus, of the class described 0 comprising an adjustable brim or ledge provided on itsinner edge with a flange, surrounding or inclosing an. opening or space, and being provided with a discharge opening or conduit, and being further provided with 5 another conduit, channel, or passage-way communicating therewith and which is provided With'a plurality of branch conduits, and a lining of suitable material-for said flange.

15. An' 'apparatus of the class described comprising an adjustable brim or ledge pro- 'vided on its inner edge witha flangeysurv rounding orinclosing an opening or space,

or conduit, and being further provided with another conduit, channel, or passage-way communicating therewith and which is pro vided' with a plurality of branch conduits; means for adjustin said brim or ledge, and a I I0 "lining for said flange being made of suitable material so as to exert the-desired inward pressure. p

'16. An apparatus of'the class described comprising a dish-shaped brim or ledge surn5 rounding orinclosing an opening or space, and being provided atits lowermost part of its dish-shaped configuration with a conduit, channel, or passage-way by means of which passing therethrough.

17 An apparatus of the class described comprising a dish-shaped brimtorledge surrounding or inclosing-an opening or space,' and being provided with a discharge opening 12 5 or conduit, and being further provided at its lowermost part of itsv dish sha ed configuration with a conduit, channel, or passage-way opening into said discharge opening or con- ,duit. w

and being provided with a discharge opening the hair is conveyed away by an an' current 18. An apparatus of the class described comprising a dish-shaped brim 0r ledge surrounding or inclosing an opening or space, and being provided with a discharge opening 4 or conduit, and being further provided at its comprising an adjustable dish-shaped brim I or ledge surrounding or inclosing an opening or space, and being provided with a discharge opening or con'duit,,and being further provided at its lowermost part of its dish-shaped configuration with a conduit, channel, or pa ssage -way communicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits, and means for adjusting said brim or ledge.

20. An apparatus of the class described comprising an adjustable burn or ledge provided on its inner edge with a flange surrounding or inclosing an opening or space, and bei provided with a discharge opening or condult, and'being further provided at its lowermost part of its dish-shaped configuration with a conduit, channel, or passage-way communicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits; means for adjusting said brim or ledge, and a lining of suitable material for said flange.

2].. An apparatus of the class described comprising a brim or ledge surrounding or inclosing an opening or space, and being provided with a conduit, channel, or passageway by means of which the out hair is conveyed away through a dischar e-opening with which it is provided by an air-current passing therethrough.

22. An apparatus of the class described comprising a brim or ledge surrounding or inclosing an opening or space a d being provided with a conduit, channel, or passageway having one or more branch. conduits.

23. An apparatus of the class described comprising an adjustable brim or ledge provided on its inner edge with a flange made of inward pressure, and surrounding or inclosmg an opening or space, and being provided with a discharge opening or conduit, and. be-

ing further provided with another conduit,

channel, or passage way connnunicating therewith and which is provided with a plurality of branch conduits.

24. An apparatus of the class described comprising a brim or ledge provided on its inner edge with a flange made of suitable material so that it will exert the desired inward pressure, and surrounding or inclosing an opening or space, and being provided with a conduit, channel, or passage-way.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nam to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES WILLIAM DEGKERT. Witnesses:

GRACE E. DECKERT,

Eenn'ron R. CASE.

suitable material so as to exert the desired 

